Tree‐ring‐based temperature reconstruction for the northern Greater Higgnan Mountains, China, since A.D. 1717
Abstract In this paper, ring‐width chronologies of pine trees ( Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica ) from one sampling site in the northern Greater Higgnan Mountains, China, were constructed. The results of growth‐climate responses show that mean temperature is the limiting factor affecting radial grow...
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crwiley:10.1002/joc.3433 2024-06-02T08:11:29+00:00 Tree‐ring‐based temperature reconstruction for the northern Greater Higgnan Mountains, China, since A.D. 1717 Zhang, Tongwen Yuan, Yujiang Wei, Wenshou Yu, Shulong Zhang, Ruibo Shang, Huaming Chen, Feng Fan, Zi'ang Qin, Li Cooperation Program of National International Technological Meteorology Public Welfare Industry Research Special Project NSFC Project National Basic Research Program of China Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China China Desert Meteorological Science Research Foundation 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.3433 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjoc.3433 https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/joc.3433 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor International Journal of Climatology volume 33, issue 2, page 422-429 ISSN 0899-8418 1097-0088 journal-article 2012 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.3433 2024-05-06T07:03:26Z Abstract In this paper, ring‐width chronologies of pine trees ( Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica ) from one sampling site in the northern Greater Higgnan Mountains, China, were constructed. The results of growth‐climate responses show that mean temperature is the limiting factor affecting radial growth of pine trees in the study area. Consequently, mean temperature from May to October from 1717 to 2008 has been reconstructed using the standard chronology. For the calibrated period (1957‐2008), the explained variance of the reconstruction is 57%. The characteristics of the reconstruction expose that mean temperature has increased since the 1970s, and the decade 2000s and 1990s are also ranked as the warm decades on record. However, this period from 1970s to now is not exceptional within the past 300 years. By applying an 11‐year moving average to the reconstruction, three warm periods and three cold periods are evident. The warm and cold periods of the reconstructed mean temperature correspond well with other reconstructions. Power spectral and wavelet analysis demonstrated the existence of significant ∼70‐ and ∼100‐year cycles of variability. Furthermore, the reconstruction and North Atlantic Oscillation Index showed a significant positive correlation ( r = 0.34, n = 136, p < 0.0001). Copyright © 2012 Royal Meteorological Society Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Wiley Online Library International Journal of Climatology 33 2 422 429 |
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Abstract In this paper, ring‐width chronologies of pine trees ( Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica ) from one sampling site in the northern Greater Higgnan Mountains, China, were constructed. The results of growth‐climate responses show that mean temperature is the limiting factor affecting radial growth of pine trees in the study area. Consequently, mean temperature from May to October from 1717 to 2008 has been reconstructed using the standard chronology. For the calibrated period (1957‐2008), the explained variance of the reconstruction is 57%. The characteristics of the reconstruction expose that mean temperature has increased since the 1970s, and the decade 2000s and 1990s are also ranked as the warm decades on record. However, this period from 1970s to now is not exceptional within the past 300 years. By applying an 11‐year moving average to the reconstruction, three warm periods and three cold periods are evident. The warm and cold periods of the reconstructed mean temperature correspond well with other reconstructions. Power spectral and wavelet analysis demonstrated the existence of significant ∼70‐ and ∼100‐year cycles of variability. Furthermore, the reconstruction and North Atlantic Oscillation Index showed a significant positive correlation ( r = 0.34, n = 136, p < 0.0001). Copyright © 2012 Royal Meteorological Society |
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Cooperation Program of National International Technological Meteorology Public Welfare Industry Research Special Project NSFC Project National Basic Research Program of China Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China China Desert Meteorological Science Research Foundation |
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Zhang, Tongwen Yuan, Yujiang Wei, Wenshou Yu, Shulong Zhang, Ruibo Shang, Huaming Chen, Feng Fan, Zi'ang Qin, Li Tree‐ring‐based temperature reconstruction for the northern Greater Higgnan Mountains, China, since A.D. 1717 |
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Zhang, Tongwen Yuan, Yujiang Wei, Wenshou Yu, Shulong Zhang, Ruibo Shang, Huaming Chen, Feng Fan, Zi'ang Qin, Li |
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Zhang, Tongwen |
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Tree‐ring‐based temperature reconstruction for the northern Greater Higgnan Mountains, China, since A.D. 1717 |
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Tree‐ring‐based temperature reconstruction for the northern Greater Higgnan Mountains, China, since A.D. 1717 |
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Tree‐ring‐based temperature reconstruction for the northern Greater Higgnan Mountains, China, since A.D. 1717 |
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Tree‐ring‐based temperature reconstruction for the northern Greater Higgnan Mountains, China, since A.D. 1717 |
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Tree‐ring‐based temperature reconstruction for the northern Greater Higgnan Mountains, China, since A.D. 1717 |
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tree‐ring‐based temperature reconstruction for the northern greater higgnan mountains, china, since a.d. 1717 |
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